[KarenPang]

Barks last Tue published a long but yet insightful interview that they did with the guys in conjunction with the release of BARABARA / LOVE STAGE

Surprisingly , the Barks interview is quite different as compared to the interview posted on the guys' official site , contents wise

As with all translations , everything is not 100% accurate give or take

https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000188623

BARABARA origins

Spoiler:

DAIGO

After watching the Youkai Ningen Bela movie , each of the members wrote different sets of lyrics on BARABARA

However from the beginning it seemed like BARABARA would be a song that would be best written and conveyed by AKIHIDE (like duh :p)

DAIGO has no recollection of how the song melody's demo that SHINPEI created with him sounds like now (LMAO)

SHINPEI

BARABARA song title was originally supposed to be in Japanese ie. バラバラ which DAIGO commented that it was a tentative title in the early stages of the song's creation

AKIHIDE

AKIHIDE felt it was easy to remember Bela & Barabara , so he gave it a tentative song title at that time

The song chorus 闇に生きて バラバラになれ ; Yami ni Ikite Barabara ni Nare also made things easier for AKIHIDE to remember

DAIGO

BREAKERZ has many songs filled with hope , but for BARABARA , he wanted to make it a song that deals with conflict , suffering , sadness & crazy emotions

BARABARA / LOVE STAGE PV & Jacket shootings

Spoiler:

Both A-sides' PVs & jacket shootings were done on the same day

The guys did LOVE STAGE 1st followed by BARABARA

Due to COVID-19 , the guys tried to do things as separately as possible while following safe distancing rules

BARABARA PV shooting

Spoiler:

DAIGO

DAIGO tried to evoke the feeling of him being in his 20s during the shooting of the BARABARA PV

After that was done , AKIHIDE praised DAIGO saying it was very good

DAIGO jokingly said after 13 years , it has been hard to get compliments and the other 2 laughed

SHINPEI

SHINPEI felt a lot more free in headbanging in the PV with BARABARA being the 2nd single song that he did not wear his sunglasses after DxDxD

The Barks interviewer asked if the guys had any neck ache after they finished filming the BARABRA PV

SHINPEI said no while DAIGO commented the left side of his neck hurt lmao (which you can see towards the tail end of the BARABARA PV , xD)

BARABARA visual

Spoiler:

Green is used as the 3 main characters of the Youkai Ningen Bem were born from green liquids & due to this , green colour was used in the visuals for BARABARA

LOVE STAGE origins

Spoiler:

DAIGO

The same thing with BARABARA , each of the members wrote different sets of lyrics on LOVE STAGE

The production staff commented that 'I wish I had a song I wrote' , xD

SHINPEI

SHINPEI worked on the melody of LOVE STAGE with the image of a rock song that incorporates 1980s atmosphere

The Barks interviewer remarked that SHINPEI is perceived to have an image of creating macho and intense songs & that to discover that LOVE STAGE is a cute song , the interviewer was surprised and SHINPEI laughed about it xD

LOVE STAGE's introduction melody was inspired by Hikaru GENJI's Paradise Ginga

AKIHIDE

LOVE STAGE is a song that showcases BREAKERZ's brightness

For the song's demo , AKIHIDE's guitar arrangement made DAIGO felt nostalgic which made AKIHIDE happy

DAIGO said there was originally no name calling done in the 2nd 1/2 of the song & a guitar solo was part of the song's demo

Due to this , DAIGO wanted to incorporate the feeling of calling the names of each member's just like Smile 100%

Currently , live concerts can only be done according to COVID-19 guidelines . The 2nd 1/2 of LOVE STAGE with the inclusion of name calling can involve fans & get excited in an alternate way

LOVE STAGE PV shooting

Spoiler:

PV has a comic book plot which's inspired by the LOVE STAGE manga

DAIGO

DAIGO wanted to bring out the smiles and facial expressions of the members in the PV & he was in charge of shooting the image scenes in the video

For example , requesting AKIHIDE to turn around and wink at the camera (:p)

BARABARA has a visual kei vibe while LOVE STAGE has an idol feeling

The Barks interviewer commented that the guys are already past the age of doing such things but DAIGO remarked that AKIHIDE has a really nice smile in the PV , *___*

Fanclub version

Spoiler:

DAIGO

The guys wasn't able to do a concert to celebrate their 13th anniversary with fans

Due to this , DAIGO wanted to put out something special for the fans hence the special deluxe edition of BARABARA / LOVE STAGE was decided on

With regards to last July's Shakunetsu no REAL SUMMER PARTY 2019 , the staff wanted to exclude the scary incident that DAIGO experienced but he insisted that the entire footages of the concert be included in the DVD

DAIGO remarked that Shakunetsu no REAL SUMMER PARTY 2019 itself was great & he want all the footages to be left intact inclusive of the scary incident that he experienced onstage

DAIGO also jokingly said what he went through onstage last July , it would serve as a warning for heat stroke , LOL

Some fans commented that they don't want to replay that scary DAIGO incident in their minds but for this , DAIGO told them to just fast forward the footages xD

Despite what happened last July , DAIGO had no regrets doing Shakunetsu no REAL SUMMER PARTY 2019 as the guys was able to finish the concert

The Barks interviewer commented that digital releases in Japan have been on the raise but DAIGO fought hard to get both songs to be released in a physical CD

BARABALOVE Talk Kai online video call participation

Spoiler:

DAIGO chose this which was included as part of the fanclub version as in recent months , remote meetings have become a norm and he wanted to get in touch with the fans in lieu of doing physical release events

For BARABALOVE Talk Kai , it was an individual online talk session between each member & a fan so that everyone didn't need to be in the same place

It was the 1st time the guys did an online video call participation & their conversation skills were tested , xD

New album delay & BREAKERZ ONLINE LIVE 2020 -ONE NIGHT LOVE STAGE-

Spoiler:

DAIGO said if not for COVID-19 , not only the guys would have done a short tour from Aug to Sept , but a new album would have been released o_o

Just like BARABALOVE Talk Kai which was the 1st time the guys did an online video call participation , ONE NIGHT LOVE STAGE would be the 1st online concert the guys will do next Sat which DAIGO sees it as a 2nd new challenge for the guys to tackle after BARABALOVE Talk Kai

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Ok wow a new album . Unfortunately DAIGO didn't elaborate what type of album but most probably a studio album but I'm still hoping for a new acoustic album as it's super long overdue for a new 1 to materialise :s

It's funny but not surprising DAIGO is so troll-ish to SHINPEI after all these years ~_~ xD

Despite this , for what DAIGO said about Shakunetsu no REAL SUMMER PARTY 2019 , it's really sweet and I'm really glad he fought hard for a physical CD release as no way BARABARA & LOVE STAGE should go the digital route

Digital releases is 1 thing but it's not the same as compared to holding an actual CD in my hands